Education
Govt spends $2.5 million to teach NCEA literacy and numeracy
The government is spending $2.5 million on extra teaching for teenagers struggling with NCEA literacy and numeracy tests. Secondary Principals' Association president Vaughan Couillault spoke to Ingrid… Audio
'Fantastic opportunity': Kura Kaupapa wins at literacy awards in Washington DC
Kura Kaupapa Māori have won a prize of US$100,000 at the Library of Congress Literacy Awards in Washington DC.
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 31 October 2024
On today's episode, a new poll shows the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris is dividing the U.S. electorate along lines of gender, race and education. The poll shows a… Audio
Entire secondary school exams team replaced over past year
Just a week before exams start, the Qualifications Authority has admitted that nearly the entire team that supports its secondary school exams has left and been replaced over the past year.
Services often can't find families of missing students - truancy officer
Auckland City education services manager Karyl Puklowski says she isn't surprised at student absenteeism rates, and services should be called in as early as Year 1. Audio
The Panel with Anton Mathews & Niki Bezzant (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anton Mathews & Niki Bezzant to discuss: a new report into chronic school absence, how legal challenges could shape the US Election, and… Audio
Lightning strike sets school hall on fire, kids evacuated
A Waikato school has been closed for the day after a lightning strike started a fire in the roof of the school hall.
The Pre-Panel for 30 October 2024
Today on the pre-panel producer Tom Riste-Smith joins Wallace Chapman & Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show. Plus the trio discuss snacking. It turns out all the people saying it's bad your us… Audio
Watch: Seymour faces questions as school absences hit 'crisis levels'
80,000 children were chronically absent in term two this year, an major ERO report says. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 30 October 2024
In today's episode, the Associate Education Minister says he will look for more funding for attendance services, in order to tackle the growing truancy crisis, with the trial of the man accused of… Audio
David Seymour keen to give attendance services more money
The Associate Education Minister says he wants to give attendance services more money in a bid to tackle the growing truancy crisis. David Seymour spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
King's College staff member did not committ any crime, police say
The staff member had resigned over allegations of inappropriate online activity.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 30 October 2024
On today's episode, the Democratic and Republican candidates are redoubling their efforts in swing states, with one week to go to the election, a new report finds that in Term 2 this year, one in 10… Audio
Dismay as West Coast school lunches set to be made in Hamilton
Local principals expressed dismay about the change, unsure how it would work or what it would mean for staff.
Parents of Te Kura students offer contradictory descriptions of distance education school
Families of children enrolled with Te Kura variously describe the distance education school as essential, hopeless and a life line. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
Chronic student absences on the rise
Chronic student absences have doubled in the last decade, with more than 80,000 students - that's one in ten - missing more than three weeks in Term 2 this year. Purapura Whetu chief executive… Audio
Chronic student absences double in last decade - ERO
A new report finds that in Term 2 this year, one in 10 students were chronically absent, with more than 80,000 missing more than three weeks of school in the term. Head of the ERO Education Evaluation… Audio
Is distance learning essential or hopeless?
Families of children enrolled with Te Kura variously describe the national distance education school as essential, hopeless and a lifeline.
How solar panels in schools could build the country's largest virtual power plant
The idea is part of a pitch called Empower Aotearoa, which recently won the GHD Smart Seeds innovation challenge in Auckland. Audio
Student stress 'heartbreaking' as exams loom
"We're seeing so many students, and parents actually, with high anxiety and almost in a capacity that they are frozen," a Wellington teacher says.
